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Timothy D. Rose
Timothy D. Rose (born July 17, 1956) is an American actor and puppeteer, best known for playing Admiral Ackbar in the ''Star Wars'' series. In addition, he puppeteered for Salacious B. Crumb, the court jester of Jabba the Hutt, in '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi''. Early life Rose was born in Pittsfield, Illinois on July 17, 1956. Career Rose is best known for playing the role of Admiral Ackbar in the third ''Star Wars'' film, ''Return of the Jedi'', a role which he played again in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' and '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. In addition, Rose also puppeteered the characters of Sy Snootles and Salacious Crumb in ''Return of the Jedi'', and has been involved with other Lucasfilm and The Jim Henson Company projects, including ''The Dark Crystal'' and ''Howard the Duck''. He also helped in puppeteering the character of Tik-Tok in Walt Disney Pictures' ''Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Fan Fest
Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Comic Fest) is a speculative fiction entertainment and comic book convention held annually in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded as the Phoenix Cactus Comicon in June 2002, and originally consisted of a one-day six-hour event held in Ahwatukee, Arizona. The convention plays host to comic related panels, programming events, art contests, and autograph signings for all ages. It is a four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) held during the summer at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. On Thursday evening prior to the official opening of the event, there is a preview for professionals, exhibitors, and select guests pre-registered for all four days. Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television, and related popular arts, the convention has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tik-Tok (Oz)
Tik-Tok is a fictional character from the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. He has been termed "the prototype robot," and is widely considered to be one of the first robots (preceded by Edward S. Ellis' Huge Hunter, or ''The Steam Man of the Prairies'', in 1868) to appear in modern literature, though the term "Robot" was not used until the 1920s, in the play ''R.U.R.'' Baum's character Tik-Tok (sometimes spelled Tiktok) is a round-bodied mechanical man made of copper, that runs on clockwork springs which periodically need to be wound, like a wind-up toy or a mechanical clock. He has separate windings for thought, action, and speech. Tik-Tok is unable to wind any of them up himself. When his works run down, he becomes frozen or mute. For one memorable moment in ''The Road to Oz'', he continues to speak but utters gibberish. When he speaks, only his teeth move. His knees and elbows are described as resembling those in a knight's suit of armor. Being a machine, he is quite s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizards Vs Aliens
''Wizards vs Aliens'' is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC (TV channel), CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford (writer), Phil Ford. The series focuses on the exploits of 16-year-old Magician (fantasy), wizard Tom Clarke (Scott Haran) and his scientifically gifted best friend Benny Sherwood (Percelle Ascott) in their fight against the Nekross, a magic-consuming alien race who have arrived on Earth with the intention of hunting down wizards and feasting on their magical energies. Production-wise, ''Wizards vs Aliens'' was created to fill the schedule gap left by the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' after its cancellation due to the death of the programme's lead Elisabeth Sladen. Despite being produced by the same creative force behind ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', ''Wizards vs Aliens'' has no relation to ''Doctor Who''. Two series were commissioned by the BBC in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just William (1970s TV Series)
''Just William'' is a British television series based on the ''Just William'' series of books by Richmal Crompton. It aired for two series, between 1977 and 1978, on ITV. The series starred child actors Adrian Dannatt as William and Bonnie Langford as Violet, as well as established film star Diana Dors as Mrs Bott. Cast * Adrian Dannatt as William Brown * Hugh Cross as Mr Brown * Diana Fairfax as Mrs Brown * Stacy Dorning as Ethel Brown * Simon Chandler as Robert Brown * Bonnie Langford as Violet Elizabeth Bott * Michael McVey as Ginger * Craig McFarlane as Henry * Tim Rose as Douglas * John Stratton as Mr Bott * Diana Dors Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 19314 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was pr ... as Mrs Bott Episodes Series One # "William and the Begging Letter" # "William the Great Actor" # "The Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kane
Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962) is a retired American voice actor. He is best known for his work in animation and video games, most notably in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Career Kane began his voice-over career in 1977, at fifteen years old. He is known for his animation work throughout his career, including Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' feature film and TV series, The Chancellor in '' 9'', Magneto in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' and '' Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds'', Ultron in '' Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow'' and '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', Mr. Herriman in ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Lord Monkey Fist on ''Kim Possible'', Professor Utonium and HIM in ''The Powerpuff Girls''. He has voiced Oxnard Montalvo in ''The Angry Beavers'' and the chimpanzee sidekick Darwin in ''The Wild Thornberrys''. Kane is also a prominent video game voice actor, appearing in numerous titles - from bit par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppet Christmas Carol
''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' is a 1992 American Christmas musical comedy drama film directed by Brian Henson (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jerry Juhl. Adapted from the 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'' by Charles Dickens, it stars Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, alongside Muppet performers Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, and Frank Oz. Although artistic license is taken to suit the aesthetic of the Muppets, ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' otherwise follows Dickens's original story closely. It is the fourth theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise, and the first to be produced following the deaths of Muppets creator Jim Henson and performer Richard Hunt; the film is dedicated to both. The film was released in the United States on December 11, 1992, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It was a modest box office success and received mostly positive reviews. It is the first Muppets film to be produced by Walt Disney Pictures, whose pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard The Duck
Howard the Duck is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 (cover-dated Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered talking animals in fiction, anthropomorphic animal trapped on a human-dominated Earth. Echoing this, the most common tagline of his comics reads 'Trapped In a World He Never Made!' Howard's adventures are generally social satires, while a few are parody, parodies of genre fiction with a metafictional awareness of the medium. The book is existentialist, and its main joke, according to Gerber, is that there is no joke: "... that life's most serious moments and most incredibly dumb moments are often distinguishable only by a momentary point of view." Gloria Katz, producer of the notorious, ill-fated Howard the Duck (film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Bauersfeld
Erik Bauersfeld (June 28, 1922 – April 3, 2016) was an American radio dramatist and voice actor. His most notable role was providing the voices of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in the third film of the original Star Wars trilogy, ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), the former of which he subsequently reprised in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015). Early life Bauersfeld was attracted to radio work at a very young age. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. His post-secondary education included time studying at Cooper Union in New York, and then at the University of California, Berkeley, where he concentrated on aesthetics and painting. Career Bauersfeld was teaching at the San Francisco Art Institute, when he began working at Pacifica Radio station KPFA-FM in Berkeley, beginning in 1961. He served as the Director of KPFA's Drama and Literature Department for 31 years. Outside of radio, he dabbled in voiceover work in films and video games. Bauersfeld was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Ewok
''Return of the Ewok'' is an unreleased 1982 mockumentary short, written, produced and directed by David Tomblin, starring Warwick Davis as himself in a fictionalized account of how he got the role of Wicket W. Warrick in ''Return of the Jedi''.''David Tomblin: A.D. to Indy Jones'', Starlog #86 pp. 44–46, 58. September 1984. Overview The film was created during production of ''Return of the Jedi'', on which Tomblin worked as first assistant director, and as second unit director, filming Ewok battle scenes. "The film is a curiosity, half-documentary about the making of ''Jedi'', half-fairy tale about a little boy who becomes an Ewok. He thinks he's the only Ewok in the world, but eventually finds there are others," Tomblin said in a 1984 interview. One potential use of the film mooted at the time of filming was to use it as a promotional film for ''Return of the Jedi''. However, post-production on ''Return of the Ewok'' was never completed, and it has never been officially rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky And Barnaby Bear
''Becky and Barnaby Bear'' is a live action television series on United Kingdom TV (CBeebies) for children between the ages of 0 and 5, starring Barnaby Bear and his friend Becky. Barnaby and Becky both live in the city of Chester in Cheshire. Barnaby Bear is a registered trademark of the Geographical Association. Barnaby helps children to learn about the world around them by showing a video diary of his adventures. The series was originally shown as a part of Watch, a BBC Schools series which aired from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Main characters The two main characters are:- *Barnaby Bear – Rebecca Nagan (credited as 'Puppeteer' only), with his mum and dad. *Becky – Dominique Jackson her uncle is Farmer Ellis Who appeared in Barnaby on the Farm . A typical episode begins with Barnaby telling Becky about his latest adventure, which is illustrated by a video diary. In some episodes (e.g. Chester Zoo), Becky and Barnaby will visit the place together. Episodes * Barnab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
